North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has directed officials to boost missile production and build new factories to meet military demands. This move comes amid closer ties with Russia and increased regional tensions. Read the full analysis.
Cross River State aims to train 20,000 farmers in climate-smart agriculture, with 60% slots for youths, boosting cocoa, rice & cassava value chains. Learn how this initiative will transform the state's economy.
Kavod Relief Initiative partners with GICD in Jos, replacing cash prizes with laptops and tech training for adolescents. Discover how sports is a gateway to digital empowerment.
Nigeria Jubilee Fellows Programme 2.0 reports 25,112 applicants have completed the merit-based CBT. The scheme bridges graduates to paid internships. Read the latest update.
NLNG Ship Management Limited relaunches its Seafarers Cadetship Development Programme, inducting 21 cadets from MAN Oron and NMU to address the global manpower shortage and boost Nigeria's maritime capacity.
APM Terminals' WACT has graduated 600 new entrepreneurs from Onne and Ogu communities after six months of intensive training, reinforcing its commitment to sustainable community development and economic growth in Rivers State.
Thinklab Group fulfills its ₦1bn pledge, investing over ₦250 million in 13 young Nigerian entrepreneurs via the Thinkpreneur programme. A strategic move for national development.
Skyway Aviation Handling Company (SAHCO) Plc receives the 'Best Employer in SIWES Student Acceptance 2025' award from the Industrial Training Fund for its commitment to training Nigerian students. Read more.
NIPRD warns Nigeria's reliance on a single WHO-prequalified antimalarial limits local manufacturing. The institute trains pharma firms to tap into the $161m global market, urging tax reliefs and incentives.
A professor warns Nigeria's food insecurity is a national security threat, with 26.5 million facing acute hunger. He calls for urgent action on security and production. Read more.
The Nigerian government announces a mandatory vehicle recycling fee starting 2026 to tackle abandoned cars and formalise the auto recycling sector, projecting over ₦150bn in annual revenue.
Borno Governor Babagana Zulum has approved free Christmas transport fares for 750 non-indigenes and cash gifts for 300 widows. This annual initiative promotes unity and eases festive season hardship. Read more about this impactful social intervention.
Lagos lawmaker Gbolahan Yishawu launches a 50% discount food market in Eti-Osa, providing subsidized staples to over 10,000 residents for Christmas. Read how this initiative is easing economic pressure.
The Federal Government has reopened the 47 Unity Colleges shut in November over insecurity. The Ministry of Education assures safety measures are in place. Read more.
The Federal Government has ordered the immediate reopening of 47 unity schools previously closed due to insecurity. Students have returned safely as academic activities resume nationwide.
Chukwuebuka Akwiwu-Uzoma clinched the Data & Analytics Engineering Professional of the Year award at NiTA 2025. Discover his impact on Nigeria's tech talent and digital economy.
Microsoft reveals its partnership with Nigeria has trained over 4 million citizens in digital skills since 2021. The tech giant now plans to train 350,000 more in AI to harness Africa's $1.5 trillion opportunity. Read more.
The Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN) has launched a 3-day capacity-building programme to upgrade its ICT infrastructure and staff skills, aligning with the Federal Government's digital transformation agenda. Read more.
HOMECOMING and AlphaTheta's Start From Scratch DJ workshops saw unprecedented demand in Lagos, setting the stage for a major 2026 expansion across Africa. Discover the future of music education.
The Federal Government, through NADF, has launched an Onion Intervention Programme in Sokoto State to support 600 farmers hit by flooding and climate challenges, aiming to boost food security.
The Nigerian government and CREDICORP have launched a programme to provide 10,000 women nationwide with vehicles, tricycles, and motorcycles to boost their participation in transport and logistics. Discover how this initiative aims to drive economic growt
Nigeria's Labour Ministry and the ILO have certified over 25 new SIYB trainers to boost entrepreneurship and tackle unemployment, informality, and underemployment, especially among youth and women.
Lafarge Africa Plc, with partners LSETF and Tunde Onakoya, celebrates beneficiaries of its Disability-to-Ability programme, training 100 PWDs in Lagos for self-reliance. Read more.
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) threatens to join ongoing protests by unpaid local contractors and pensioners. The party condemns the APC-led Federal Government's staggering debts, calling it insensitive governance.
The Federal Government disburses first payments to over 42,000 youth under the TVET Initiative, providing N22,500 monthly stipends and funding 600 vocational centres nationwide. Read more.
Beneficiaries and officials in Osun State call for greater awareness and fairness in the Federal Government's social protection cash transfers, highlighting issues of exclusion and lack of transparency.
Shedrach Jonah's session at the BXcraft Tech Forum demystified mobile development, offering a practical roadmap for young Nigerians. The event, supported by the Federal Ministry, aims to strengthen the nation's digital future.
The French Embassy launches a landmark gender equality initiative in Nigeria, co-created with local CSOs, achieving a 4.3 Social Return on Investment. Discover how this model project works.
Nigeria's Supreme Court has called on the federal government to implement its judgment granting financial autonomy to 774 local governments. The court dismissed Osun state's suit. Full details inside.
Nigeria's Supreme Court has dismissed Osun State's suit to compel the Federal Government to release withheld local government allocations. Read the full details and implications of the verdict.